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Lathrup Village is a small town of 4,059 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,059people
$311kTypical home
$1,430/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,059
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,695 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,959/mo)
- Median rent $1,430/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DTW airport
- 20 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 142 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,800 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 324 bars within 25 mi
- 575 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.